Claughton ( ) is a sparse village and

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in the county of

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in the north of England, in the

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. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 633. It is sometimes called Claughton-on-Brock to distinguish it from another Claughton in Lancashire in the

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valley between Lancaster and

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. The village has both a

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( St Thomas Apostle) and a Roman Catholic primary school (St Mary's), but no

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presence, which is unusual for a parish in England. The nearest Church of England church is in the neighbouring parish,

Barnacre-with-Bonds Barnacre-with-Bonds is a civil parish in the Wyre district of Lancashire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,751 increasing to 2,148 at the 2011 Census. The parish covers an area to the south and east of Garstang ...

History

The parish was historically in the

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. It lies between the Calder and Brock valleys. The

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runs through the west end of the parish, a short distance south of the town of

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. Claughton is mentioned in the

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of 1086, appearing as ''Clactune''. Later variations include ''Clacton'', 1184; ''Clagton'' and ''Clahton'', 1253; ''Claghton'', 1284. The name is believed to be of Saxon origin, meaning 'farm on the hill'. The Fitzherbert-Brockholes family have been associated with Claughton on Brock since the time of Edward II. They were regarded as

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during and after the

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. The family has a large agricultural estate with 16 farms, which date back to 1395, the oldest being Manor House Farm is believed to be the 'Farm on the hill' from which the name Claughton originates. The parish had a

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, the ''Brockholes Arms'', which closed for business in 2013. Afterwards, the building was converted into an Italian restaurant, which has also since closed for business. In 2018 the Brockholes Arms reopened as a public house. Another old house of Claughton is Claughton Green, which was once part of the Claughton Green Estate before being bought by the Fitzherbert-Brockholes family. Adjacent to Manor House Farm, the large whitewashed house originates from the 18th century.

Education

There are multiple local primary and secondary schools available from Claughton, including: Saint Mary's RC Primary School, John Cross Church of England Primary School, Whitechapel Primary School and Calder Vale CE Primary. Secondary schools include

Garstang Community Academy Garstang Community Academy (formerly Garstang High School) is a secondary school with academy status in the parish of Barnacre-with-Bonds near Garstang in Lancashire, England. It is a coed Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender ...

, Broughton High School, Our Lady's Catholic High School and Saint Cecilia's Roman Catholic Technology College. Colleges are in abundance in the area, including: Cardinal Newman College,

Preston's College Preston College is a further education college in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England. The college originally opened as W. R. Tuson College in September 1974 and was renamed Preston College on 1 September 1989. Campus The college had ...

, Blackpool Sixth, Blackpool and Fylde, Lancaster Girls Grammar, Lancaster Royal Grammar and

Myerscough College Myerscough College (pronounced as ''Myers-coe'') is a Higher and Further Education college near Bilsborrow on the Fylde in Lancashire, England. Origins Myerscough College was founded on 15 March 1894 as the ''Lancashire County Institute of Agr ...

. Universities in a twenty-mile radius include: Lancaster University, UCLan (University of Central Lancashire),

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and Blackpool and the Fylde University Centre

Geography

The parish of Claughton lies on the northern bank of the

River Brock The River Brock is a river running through the county of Lancashire in England. Commencing its journey on Fair Snape Fell, the infant River Brock runs beneath the Bleasdale Circle before continuing via Claughton and Bilsborrow to St Michae ...

, extending from the A6 to the foot of

Bleasdale Bleasdale is a village and civil parish in the Wyre district of Lancashire, England, in the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The two sources of the River Brock lie within the parish. According to the 2001 census, it had a ...

Moor, in the

. Major roads in the parish include the A6, B6430, May Lane and Lydiate Lane.

References

External links

Claughton Parish PortalSt Thomas Apostle churchSt Mary's Catholic School'Townships: Claughton', A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 7 (1912), pp. 324-30Neighbourhood Statistics for Claughton parishNeighbourhood Statistics for Brock ward
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